Jimmer Fredette is now a verb in the state of Utah, as in “to get Jimmered.” According to the Salt Lake Tribune, Utah certainly was “Jimmered” when BYU’s other-worldly senior guard incinerated the Utes with 47 points in a 104-79 mismatch.

Watching highlights on The Mtn. (which has renamed BYU “The Jimmer Show” or “Jimmer and the Pips” ) it’s difficult to comprehend Fredette has done this for three seasons and still no one has a clue on how to stop him.

Credit the Mtn. for total professionalism. BYU, in a classic cutting off one’s nose to spite the face act, is leaving next year for the WCC in basketball. Part of the football-driven departure was dissatisfaction with the Mountain West’s TV package.

The Mtn. put together a Fredette post-game highlight reel, including multiple angles of Fredette’s midcourt shot to beat the halftime buzzer. It’s hard to imagine ESPN having the time to do that.

Fredette enjoyed a 32-point first half for the senior.

It wasn’t a fluke. Fredette was coming off a 30.5 point average against UNLV and Air Force, earning ESPN national player of the week recognition.

If anyone wants to see one of the best pure shooters in the game, BYU makes its final trip to Colorado State Jan. 22 and to Air Force Feb. 9.

And if the NCAA bracket falls right, Fredette could be back in March when the Pepsi Center hosts the first weekend of the Tournament.

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